The Three-Day Chase

From Moby Dick by Herman Melville
The novel's catastrophic climax: three days of pursuit ending in the destruction of the Pequod and the death of Ahab.
Chapter 133 (The Chase—First Day)

Moby Dick is sighted; he destroys Ahab's boat.

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Chapter 134 (The Chase—Second Day)

Fedallah is killed, lashed to the whale's flank, fulfilling prophecy.

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Chapter 135 (The Chase—Third Day)

'Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.' Ahab harpooned and dragged under; the Pequod sinks.

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